Rose plant named ‘Poulty028’

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Miniature class which has abundant, yellow orange flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrida.

Variety denomination: ‘Poulty028’.

This application claims priority to Plant Breeder's Rights ApplicationNumber 2021/2348, which was filed at the Community Plant Variety RightsOffice in the European Union on Sep. 24, 2021, the contents of which arehereby incorporated by reference for all purposes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of roseplant which originated from a controlled crossing between the femaleseed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also, anunnamed seedling. Both of the parent varieties are non-patented.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2015 and the resultingseeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark.The new variety, named ‘Poulty028’, originated as a single seedling fromthe stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent andfemale seed parent primarily by the following characteristics. Thefemale seed parent plant has light yellow flowers while the new varietyhas yellow orange flowers. The male pollen parent plant has Yellow Group13B flowers while the new variety has Yellow-Orange Group 21A flowers.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create anew and distinct variety with unique qualities, such as:

-   -   1. Uniform and abundant yellow orange flowers with long lasting        quality;    -   2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated on its own        roots;    -   3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously availablecommercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, anddistinguish ‘Poulty028’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated theseeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2015 andconducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlledenvironment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulty028’ was selected in thespring of 2016 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of theaforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulty028’ by rooted cuttings was first done byMogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2016.This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted incontrolled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of‘Poulty028’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation tothe next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustration shows as true as is reasonablypossible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typicalcharacteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulty028’.Specifically illustrated in the drawing are open flowers at variousstages of development, flower petals detached revealing reproductiveflower parts, sepals detached showing receptacle, mature leaves,juvenile leaves, and bare stem. Plants shown are 6 months of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulty028’, as observed in its growthin a glass house located in Odense Denmark. Observed plants are 6 monthsof age, and were grown on their own roots in 24 cm containers. Colorreferences are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London,England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color areused.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety‘Poulty015’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 26,017 are now compared to ‘Poulty028’.The comparison has a general tonality of flower of Yellow Group 10C withintonations of Yellow-Orange Group 23C. The claimed plant has a generalflower tonality of Yellow-Orange Group 21A. While petal count of thecomparison variety is 75 petals, the claimed plant has 43 petals. Bothvarieties have similar growth characteristics.

FLOWER AND FLOWER BUD

-   Blooming habit: Continuous, and early flowering.-   Flower bud:    -   -   Size.—Upon opening, 20 mm in length from base of receptacle            to end of bud. Bud diameter is 12 mm.        -   Bud form.—Ovoid.        -   Bud color.—As sepals divide petals are Yellow Group 12A and            Yellow-Orange Group 23B.        -   Sepal inner surface.—Color: Yellow-Green Group 146D and            Yellow-Green Group 147B. Surface: Lightly pubescent.        -   Sepal outer surface.—Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A and            Yellow-Green Group 147A. Texture: Smooth.        -   Sepal shape.—Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union with            receptacle.        -   Sepal margin.—Margins have strong foliaceous appendages on            three of the five sepals.        -   Sepal size.—About 26 to 36 mm long, 11 to 15 mm wide.        -   Receptacle.—Texture: Smooth. Size: 7 mm in height, 9 mm            wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Shape: Campanulate.        -   Pedicel.—Surface: Smooth. Length: About 32 mm. Diameter: 2.5            mm on average. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Strength:            Strong.        -   Peduncle.—Length: 30 to 40 mm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Color:            Yellow-Green Group 144A. Texture: Smooth.-   Flower bud development: Flower buds are borne in clusters of about 3    flower buds per stem and single.-   Flower bloom:    -   -   Fragrance.—Moderate floral scent.        -   Duration.—The blooms have a duration on the plant of            approximately 25 days. Petals fall cleanly away from plant            after flowers have fully matured.        -   Size.—Flower diameter is 47 mm when open. Flower depth is 17            mm.        -   Flower shape.—Rosette, double flower, with many slightly            overlapping petals of different sizes.        -   Shape of flower, side view.—The upper portion is convex. The            lower portion is flat concave.-   Petalage: Under normal conditions, flowers have about 43 petals.-   General tonality of flower: Open flowers are Yellow-Orange Group    21A.-   Petal color:    -   -   Upon opening, outer and inner petals.—Upper surface:            Yellow-Orange Group 23A. At basal zone Yellow Group 9A.            Lower surface: Basal zone Yellow Group 13C. Middle and            marginal zone Yellow-Orange Group 23A.        -   After opening, outer and inner petals.—Upper surface:            Yellow-Orange Group 16A at marginal and middle zone. Basal            zone Yellow Group 6B. Lower surface: Basal zone Yellow Group            9C. Marginal and middle zone Yellow-Orange Group 15A.-   Petals:    -   -   Petal reflex.—Strong.        -   Margin.—Entire and uniform. No undulations.        -   Shape.—Broad and elliptic. Apex shape: Rounded. Base shape:            Acute.        -   Size.—25 mm (l) 26 mm (w).        -   Texture.—Smooth.        -   Thickness.—Average.-   Petaloids:    -   -   Size.—13 mm (l) by 5 mm (w).        -   Quantity.—About 8.        -   Shape.—Elliptical with an acute base and rounded apices.            Strong undulations.        -   Color.—The upper and lower sides are Yellow-Orange Group            23A.-   Reproductive flower parts:    -   -   Pollen.—None observed.        -   Anthers.—Size: 1.5 mm in length. Color: Yellow Group 10D.            Quantity: 32 on average.        -   Filaments.—Color: Yellow Group 7A. Length: 6 mm.        -   Pistils.—Length: 10 mm. Quantity: 20 on average.        -   Stigmas.—Color: Green-Yellow Group 1C.        -   Styles.—Color: Green-Yellow Group 1D.        -   Location of stigmas.—Superior in location relative to the            length of the filaments and the height of the anthers.        -   Hips.—None Observed.

Plant

-   Plant growth: Upright. Plants are 50 cm in height, and 40 cm wide.-   Stems:    -   -   Color of juvenile growth.—Yellow-Green Group 144B.        -   Color of mature growth.—Yellow-Green Group 146B.        -   Length.—Canes are about 27 cm from the base of the plant to            the flowering portion.        -   Diameter.—About 3.5 mm.        -   Internodes.—On mature canes about 31 mm between nodes.        -   Surface texture.—Young wood: Smooth. Older wood: Smooth.-   Long prickles: None observed.-   Plant foliage:    -   -   Compound leaf.—90 mm (l)×65 (w).        -   Quantity.—3 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average.        -   Leaf bearing angle to the stem.—45 degrees.        -   Color of juvenile foliage.—Upper side: Yellow-Green Group            144A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 144B shaded with            intonations of Greyed-Orange Group 172A.        -   Color of mature foliage.—Upper side: Yellow-Green Group            147A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 148B.-   Plant leaves and leaflets:    -   -   Stipules.—Size: 6 mm long, 2 mm wide. Quantity: 2 per            compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly broad based with            outward extending apices. Margins: Finely serrated. Color:            Yellow-Green Group 144A.        -   Petiole.—Length: 10 mm. Diameter: 2 mm. Upper surface color:            Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower surface color: Yellow-Green            Group 144A.        -   Rachis.—Length: 30 mm. Upper surface color: Yellow-Green            Group 144A with some intonations of Greyed-Purple Group            183A. Lower surface color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.        -   Leaflet.—Quantity: Normally 5 to 7 leaflets. Margins:            Serrated. Size: Terminal leaflets are about 46 mm long, 25            mm wide. Shape: Generally elliptical. Base: Rounded. Apex:            Acute. Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average. Arrangement: Odd            pinnate. Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness: Moderately            glossy.-   Disease resistance: Above average resistance to powdery mildew    Sphaerotheca pannosa var. rosae, downy mildew Peronospora sparsa,    rust Phragmidium spp., black spot Diplocarpon rosae, and Botrytis    cinerea under normal growing conditions.-   Cold hardiness: The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold Hardiness Zone    6.-   Heat tolerance: The variety has been found to be suitable for    climate conditions found in the American Horticulture Society heat    zone 7.

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant named ‘Poulty028’substantially as described and illustrated herein.